Sociology

Major/Minor/Specialisation !B-ARTS-MAJ+1032 (2016)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2016.

Year and Campus: 2016

Coordinator

Dr Dan Woodman

Email: dan.woodman@unimelb.edu.au

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Currently enrolled students:

Future students:

Overview:

Sociology engages with central dimensions of life in contemporary societies, from transformations in the life course, contemporary families, gender relations, ethnic, racial and sexual identity, and the body, through to media, new technologies, and globalisation. It engages with emerging patterns of social inequality and new forms of social problems, and the ways in which people and societies confront these new challenges. Sociology also explores emerging questions of action and identity – from new social movements to subcultures to forms of action evident in contemporary social transformations.

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this major, students will be able to:

  • demonstrate a sociological understanding of the nature of social relationships and institutions, patterns of social diversity and inequality, and processes that underpin social change and stability; and
  • demonstrate a detailed knowledge of sociology as an academic discipline in its social, historical and world context, including its principal concepts and theories; and
  • demonstrate an ability to apply sociological theories, concepts and evidence to sociological questions within complex and changing social contexts; and
  • communicate sociological principles and knowledge effectively using appropriate formats both oral and written; and
  • demonstrate an ability to develop arguments by using evidence, evaluating competing explanations, and drawing conclusions; and
  • demonstrate an understanding of research processes in the social sciences including design, methodology and methods, analysis, interpretation, and the diversity of approaches to research; and
  • recognise the importance of ethical standards of conduct in the research and analysis of social and political phenomena; and
  • work productively in groups.

Structure & Available Subjects:

Sociology is available as both a 100-point major and a 75-point minor.

Major:

Level 1 (25 points)

Level 2 (37.5 points)

  • MULT20003 Critical Analytical Skills and
  • 25 points from level 2 subjects listed

Level 3 (37.5 points)

  • MULT30018 Applied Research Methods (capstone subject)
  • 25 points from level 3 subjects listed

Total 100 points


Minor:

Level 1 (25 points) consisting of:

Level 2 (25 points) consisting of:

  • 25 points from level 2 subjects listed (MULT20003 Critical Analytical Skills is strongly recommended).

Level 3 (25 points) consisting of:

  • 25 points from level 3 subjects listed

Total 75 points

The capstone subject is not available in the minor or as breadth studies.

Subject Options:

Level 1 Subjects

12.5 points of the following level 1 subjects for students completing a major or minor and one Arts Foundation Subject.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.5

Level 2 Compulsory Subject

This subject is compulsory at level 2 in the sociology major. It is highly recommended that students completing the sociology minor complete this subject.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Level 2 Elective Subjects

Not all subjects listed in the major are available to students completing a minor, level 2 subjects included in the minor, see below.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50

Level 3 Capstone Subject

The capstone subject is compulsory for students completing a major in sociology.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Level 3 Elective Subjects

Not all subjects listed in the major are available to students completing a minor, level 3 subjects included in the minor, see below.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2016
12.50
Not offered in 2016
12.5

Level 2 Elective Subjects (Minor)

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50

Level 3 Elective Subjects (Minor)

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2016
12.50
Not offered in 2016
12.5
Links to further information: http://ssps.unimelb.edu.au/study-areas/sociology-social-policy-and-social-theory
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts

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